

Kiwanis International is a global organization of volunteers dedicated to improving the world one child and one community at a time.

ONGOING PROJECTS

Key Club​
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Key Club International is one of the oldest and largest service programs for high school students. It is a student-led organization whose goal is to encourage leadership through helping others. Manatee Sunrise Kiwanis sponsors the Southeast High School Key Club.

Builders Club​
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Builders Club is a Kiwanis Service Leadership Program for middle years/middle school age students. Club members learn about their interests and talents as they make friends. Their experiences help them develop a passion to serve, skills to lead and the ability to engage and collaborate with others. Manatee Sunrise Kiwanis sponsors the Palm View Builders Club.

K-Kids​
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A service organization for elementary students sponsored by Kiwanis International. In K-Kids clubs worldwide, more than 36,000 children are learning leadership through service. Manatee Sunrise Kiwanis sponsors K-Kids at St. Joseph School and Palm View Elementary.

BUG Program
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The Manatee Sunrise Kiwanis Club incentivizes and recognizes elementary school children who work hard to maintain or bring up their grades. They are recognized with a ceremony and a certificate.

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Every year for over 30 years our club has held a toy drive in Northwest Bradenton to collect toys, diapers for SOLVE Maternity Homes, and food for St. Joseph Food Pantry. We are joined each year by the DeSoto Crewe and their float, and Santa Claus!
Manatee Sunrise Kiwanis holds a baby shower each year to benefit the SOLVE Maternity Homes to provide them with much needed items for their resident mothers and mothers-to-be as they help them to become independent and prepare them for motherhood.


Manatee County Fair Corndogs​
The Manatee Sunrise Kiwanis Club has been serving their secret-recipe hand-dipped corn dogs at the Manatee County Fair for over 50 years. This is the club’s largest fundraiser of the year and supports their many service projects.

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One of Manatee Sunrise Kiwanis Club's fundraising events is our Cornhole and Cocktails event, featuring an indoor Cornhole Tournament and food and drink samples from many local restaurants, distilleries and breweries. We also feature a raffle of a major prize and many items in our Silent Auction. Come out for the fun! See the special page for more information on date and tickets!